Travel Tip: Jazz in United StatesJason Marsalis Vibes Quartet

Jason Marsalis is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis and his wife Dolores, and the youngest sibling of Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo. Together, the four brothers and Ellis comprise New Orleans’s venerable first family of jazz.

Jason is well known for his prodigal drumming. However, with the release of 2008’s “Music Update,” listeners are now recognizing Jason for his sound on the vibraphones.

Since 2000, Jason has been a mainstay on the New Orleans scene as a bandleader from the vibraphone chair. These groups have performed at Snug Harbor, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, The Jazz Playhouse, and The Satchmo Summerfest.